ilegal
Spanish, noun/ileˈɡal/
ilegal is spelled I-L-E-G-A-L (6 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,297th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ilegal is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “illegal immigrant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ilegal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineillegal, unlawful
noun
- 1
femininemasculineillegal immigrant
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que va contra la ley.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ilegal
- ilegales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ilegal?
- /ileˈɡal/
- [i.leˈɣ̞al]
- [ileˈɣ̞al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ilegal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ilegal in Spanish?
ilegal appears 37 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).